Apulanta
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Heinola, Finland |
| Genres | Punk rock Alternative rock Ska Metal |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | Levy-yhtiö |
| Website | Official website |
| Members | |
| Toni Wirtanen Simo Santapukki Sami Lehtinen |
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| Antti Lautala Amanda Gaynor Tuukka Temonen |
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Apulanta is a Finnish rock band, founded in 1991 when its members were in their mid-teens. Initially playing various forms of rock such as punk, ska, and metal[citation needed], they soon shifted to a catchier, more radio-friendly style, and have been fluctuating between these extremes and many others since. Their more recent songs tend to combine melodic and catchy choruses with heavy guitar riffs.
Their breakthrough came in 1996 with the hit song Mitä kuuluu from "Hajonnut EP" followed by the single Anna mulle piiskaa. Since then, they have consistently topped the Finnish charts, and they continue to be one of the most successful rock bands in Finland. Teit meistä kauniin is one of the all-time biggest-selling singles in Finland and their current hit-single Koneeseen kadonnut has been extremely successful. As of January 2006, 16 of their singles and 8 albums have reached the #1 spot on the Finnish charts. Still, they have not received any Finnish Emma-awards (the equivalent of the Grammys), since their record label Levy-yhtiö is not a member of the Ääni- ja kuvatallennetuottajat ÄKT ry (the local representative of IFPI). This has allowed records released through Levy-yhtiö to be sold at a lower price than those through the record labels that are members of ÄKT. Surprisingly, in the end of 2006, Apulanta was nominated for the Best Music DVD Emma for their DVD Kesäaine.
In September 2009, Apulanta members established an independent label, Päijät-Hämeen Sorto ja Riisto ("Päijänne Tavastian Oppression and Exploitation").[1] Since its beginnings, the label has so far managed to get one artist, pop singer Kaija Koo in the summer of 2010.[2] In February 2011, they revealed that they had a new prospective artist in the label, though not disclosing their name.[3]
The band currently consists of founding members Toni Wirtanen (lead vocals/guitar) and Simo Santapukki (drums), and more recent addition Sami Lehtinen (bass), who replaced Apulanta's previous bassist, Tuukka Temonen.
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[edit] Members
[edit] Current members
- Toni Wirtanen - lead vocals and guitar (+ bass 1991-1992) (1991–)
- Simo ”Sipe” Santapukki - drums and backing vocals (1991–)
- Sami ”Parta-Sami” Lehtinen - bass and backing vocals (touring guitar 2001-2004) (2005–)
[edit] Former members
- Antti Lautala - lead vocals and guitar (+ bass 1991-1992) (1991–1994)
- Amanda ”Mandy” Gaynor - bass, trombone and vocals (1992–1993)
- Tuukka Temonen - bass (1993–2004)
- Jani Törmälä - touring guitar (1997, 1998, 2000)
- Sami Yli-Pihlaja - touring guitar (1998–1999, 2000)
- Marzi Nyman - touring guitar (2000)
- Markus "Masi" Hukari - touring guitar (2001)
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
- Attack of the A.L. People (1994)
- Ehjä ("Whole", 1996)
- Kolme ("Three", 1997)
- Aivan kuin kaikki muutkin ("Just Like Everyone Else", 1998)
- Plastik (2000)
- Heinola 10 (2001)
- Hiekka ("Sand", 2002)
- Kiila ("Chock", 2005)
- Eikä vielä ole edes ilta ("And It's Not Even Evening Yet", 2007)
- Kuutio (kuinka aurinko voitettiin) ("Cube (How the Sun was defeated)", 2008)
- Kaikki kolmesta pahasta ("All of the three evils", 2012)
[edit] Singles & EPs
- Mikä ihmeen Apulanta? (in English "What the heck is Apulanta?", 1993)
- T.S. + A.L. (1994)
- Tuttu TV:stä ("As seen on TV", 1994)
- Hajonnut EP ("Broken", 1995)
- Anna mulle piiskaa ("Spank me", 1996)
- Mato ("Worm", 1997)
- Mitä vaan ("Anything", 1997)
- Liikaa ("Too much", 1997)
- Teit meistä kauniin ("You Made us Beautiful", 1998)
- Hallaa ("Frost", 1999)
- Torremolinos 2000 (1999)
- Käännä se pois A ("Turn it away", 1999)
- Käännä se pois B (1999)
- Ei yhtään todistajaa ("No Witnesses", 2000)
- Maanantai ("Monday", 2000)
- Viivakoodit ("Bar codes", 2001)
- Reunalla ("On the Edge", 2001)
- Kadut ("Streets", 2001)
- Saasta ("Filth", 2002)
- Hiekka ("Sand", 2002)
- Jumala ("God", 2003)
- Pudota EP ("Drop", 2004)
- Pahempi toistaan ("One Worse Than the Other", 2005)
- Armo ("Mercy", 2005)
- Koneeseen kadonnut ("Lost in the Machine", 2006)
- Kesä EP ("Summer", 2008)
- Vauriot // Kumi, nahka, piiska / Punainen helvetti ("Damages // Rubber, Leather, Whip / Red Hell", 2008)
- Ravistettava ennen käyttöä ("Shake Before Use", 2009)
- Vääryyttä!!!1! ("Injustice!!!1!", 2011)
- Pihtiote ("Pliers' Grasp", 2011)
[edit] English albums
- Apulanta (2001/2002)
- Viper Spank (2000/2003)
[edit] DVDs
- Liikkuvat kuvat (in English "Motion Pictures", 2002)
- Kesäaine ("Summer Essay", 2006)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Kallio, Tero (2009-09-30). "Uusi levy-yhtiö – Päijät-Hämeen Sorto ja Riisto" (in Finnish). noise.fi. http://www.noise.fi/uutiset/?id=10961. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
- ^ Leinonen, Ann-Mari (2010-06-20). "Apulannan pojat nappasivat Kaija Koon levy-yhtiöönsä" (in Finnish). Bonnier Group. http://www.mtv3.fi/viihde/uutiset/musiikki.shtml/1146365/apulannan-pojat-nappasivat-kaija-koon-levy-yhtioonsa. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
- ^ Rajala, Eeva (2011-02-09). "Uusi artisti kiikarissa Apulannan levy-yhtiöön" (in Finnish). The Voice. http://www.voice.fi/index.php?mw=Apulanta+P%C3%A4ij%C3%A4t-H%C3%A4meen%20Sorto%20ja%20Riisto+&option=com_sbsarticle&tmpl=blog&cid=23595&cat=1. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
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[edit] Trivia
The name of the band means literally help manure, or fertilizer, which they have since come to regret.
